Dispensing-can.



W. H. McNUTT.

DISPENSING CAN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1. 1914 1,189,463. Patented uly 4, 1916.

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WILLIAM H. MQNUTT, on NEW YORK, n. Y.,-' nssranonv To cA mIE EMMA OWEN,on FRANKLIN, NEW YORK.

DISPENSING-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Application flled'December 1', 1914. Serial no. 874,971.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILL AM I-I. MoNUTT, a citizen of the UnitedStates," and resident of New York city, in'the county of New York andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDispensing-Cans, of which the following is a spe ification. Thisinvention has for its object to provide an improved form of a dispensingcan, in which by the mere act of applying a sponge or cloth at the upperextremity of a tubular member under slight pressure sulficient todepress this member, the desired fluid in the container will be forcedup through the tube and saturate the sponge or cloth; while any excessof the fluid will be received in the upper part of the container andpass 'down into the same through minute flame-proof openings in the topof the container, so that there is none of the inflammable fluid exposedto ignite or explode; and in which device as soon as the sponge or clothis removed from the tube,

its contents remaining thereinwill flow back into the container.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating one embodiment of my inventionFigure 1 is a vertical section through the device; and Fig. 2 shows thesamein plan.

As shown in the drawing, the device comprises a suitable container 1,preferably of cylindrical form, comprising side walls 2, a bottom 11ember 3, and a top 4 that is arranged a short distance. below theprojecting upper edge 5 ofthe side walls, thereby providing a kind ofreceptacle at the upper portion of the container.

The bottom of the container has a central opening 6 in which is mounteda pump barrel 7 by its intermediate annular flange 8 that is secured tothe margin of the opening 6, whereby the barrel projects a shortdistance up into the container; and the barrel also projects somedistance down below the bottom member 3, where its lower end is closedby a screw cap 9 as shown. To properly support the container, and toprotect the pump barrel I provide a kind of rim or cylinder 10projecting down from the container a short distance beyond the lower endof the barrelmember.

The barrel? is provided with one or more openings 12 just above itsfiange-connection 8 with the bottom of the container, wherebycommunication is established between the lower portion of the containerand the pump barrel; so that the fluid poured into the container. willflow down and fill thebarrel.

In the, pump barrel slides a piston 13 having an axial bore 14, and atube 15 is secured in this bore and extends upward through thecontainer, and through a suitable open1ng in the top 4 of the container.It w1ll be understood that if the pump piston is brought to the upperportion of the barrel as shown in Fig. 1, the fluid will flow downthrough the openings 12 and fill the barrel, and also the tube 15 up tothe same level. Upon pressure being applied on the end of thetube'projecting above the top 4, the pistonwill be forced down in thebarrel and willshortly cover the several openings 12 preventing escapeof the fluid'in the barrel through such openings; and the fluid can nowonly find. escape up through the tube 15, and must be forced up throughthe same by the downward movement of the piston, and hence the fluidwill flow out of the upper end of the tube.

. At the top of the tube 15 I preferably apply a cone shaped member 16,that will receive the cloth or sponge that is to be moistened by thefluid, and which will receive any surplus fluid'and conveyit back to thetube. For the purpose of returning the piston 13 to its normal upperposition in the barrel as shown, I provide a coil spring 18 in thebarrel beneath the piston, and the upper tending inwardly to limit theupward movement of the piston, that is thus retained above the inletopenings 12.

As stated the side portions 5 project up beyond the top 4 to provide areceptacle for any fluid that may overflow the cone 16, or may drop fromthe sponge or cloth; and to permit such fluid to pass back into thecontainer I provide an opening containing a screen having minuteflame-proof apertures. As shown ascreen 19 closes a large centralopening'in the top 4, and the tube 15 passes through a central aperturein this screen; that is preferably somewhat conical. The top is alsoprovided with a threaded opening at 20 to receive a threaded plug 21,also containing flame-proof openings.

ortion of the barrel has a flange 17 ex- In the use of the device thecontainer is filled through the opening closed by the plug, and theminute openings in the upper member will permit escape of the vaporslowly if it accumulates under pressure, but usually the vapor does notescape, as it would if there were large openings in the to member.

he sponge or cloth to be moistened with the fluid in the containerissirnply placed on the cone 16 and the same pressed downward, that willat once cause the fluid to rise through the tube and saturate thearticle. Upon removal of the article the plunger and tube will riseagain, and the contents will flow back into the barrel. Any fluid thatmay overflow the cone 16, or drop from the sponge or cloth, will bereceived by the top member 4, and will pass down through the screen 19into the container and thereby saved for future use. Thus there is noexposed liquid to generate a dangerous vapor and cause explosion; andall or? the fluid that is not received by the sponge or cloth willreturn to the container.

This device is of great utility in tailor shops, and in variousmanufacturing places where a sponge or cloth is to be saturated withinflammable fluids such as benzin, gasolene, liquid rubber cement orother liquids of this nature. There is no possibility of fire reachingthe inflammable liq uid, avoiding rislrs or explosion.

riaving thus described my invention, what T claim is 1. The combinationof a closed container having an aperture at the top, a pump barrel atthe bottom of the container with openings communicating therewith toreceive fluid from the bottom of the container, an apertured pistonworking in the container, a tube secured in the piston apertureextending upwardly through the container and projecting'through the top,whereby the depression of the tube and piston will first close saidopenings in the barrel, and thereupon force the fluid from the barrel upthrough the tube, a spring in the barrel below the piston to normallyretain it above said openings, and side walls projecting upwardly at thetop to term a receptacle to receive overflow from the tube.

2. The combination of a closed container having an opening at the topclosed by a screen of flame-proof material, a pump barrel at the bottomofthe container and communicating therewith by openings to receive fluidfrom the bottom of thecontainer, a piston working in the container andhaving an aperture extending therethrough, a tube secured in the pistonaperture and extending upwardly through the container and through theopening in the screen, whereby the depression of the tube andpiston'will first clpse communication between the barmeasles rel andcontainer and thereupon force the fluid from the barrel up through thetube, a spring in the barrel below the piston to normally retain itabove the openings in the barrel, a cone at the top of said tube, and

,side walls projecting upwardly at the top to form a receptacle toreceive overflow from the cone.

3. The combination of a closed container having an opening at the topclosed by a screen of flame-proof material, a pump barrel at the bottomof the container and communicating therewith by openings to receivefluid from the bottom of the container, a piston working inthe containerand having an aperture extending therethrough, a tube secured in thepiston aperture and extending upwardly through the container and throughthe opening in the screen, whereby the depression of the tube and pistonwill first close communication between the barrel and container andthereupon force the fluid from the barrel up through the tube, a springin the barrel below the piston to normally retain it above the openingsin the barrel, a cone at the top of said tube, side walls projectingupwardly at the top to form a receptacle to receive overflow from thecone, and a supporting member extending down from the side member toform a base below the lower end of the barrel.

The combinationwith a container having a base extending below the bottomwall, of a pump barrel secured at a central opening in the bottom toextend above and below the bottom, with apertures just above the bottomto receive fluid from the container, and an opening in the top of thebarrel, an apertured piston working in the barrel, a spring in thebarrel below the piston to normally retain it above said openings, and atube secured in. the piston aperture extending upwardly through thecontainer and projecting through an opening in the top, whereby thedepression of the tube and piston will first close said openings in thebarrel, and thereupon force the fluid from the barrel up through thetube.

5. The combination with a container having a base extending below thebottom wall, of a pump barrel secured at a central opening in the bottomto extend above and below the bottom, with apertures just above thebottom to receive fluid from the container and an opening in the top ofthe barrel, an apertured piston working in the barrel, a spring in thebarrel below the piston to normally retain it above said openings, atubesecured in the piston aperture extending upwardly through the containerand projecting through an opening in the top, whereby the depression ofthe tube and piston will first close said openings in the barrel, andthereupon force the fluid from the barrel up through the spring'in thebarrel below the piston to normally retain it above said openings, .atube secured in the pisto'nfl'aperture' extending upwardly through thecontainer and projectuid from the container.

ing through an opening in the top, whereby the depression of the tubeand piston will first close said openings in the barrel, and

thereupon force the fiuid from the barrel v up through the tube, thecontainer having the opening at the top around the tube closed by ascreen of flame-proof material, and side walls projecting upwardly atthe top to form a receptacle to receive the overflow from the tube.

, WILLIAM H. MoN-UTT.

'Witnes ses CHAs. W. ILARUE, WM. H. REID.

